The Herd of Thunder will be performing two exhibition performances this Saturday (10/18/14). Come out and see us! The first performance is at Vero Beach High School’s “Crown Jewel Festival”. We are scheduled to perform at 3:00pm. The second performance is at John I Leonard High School’s “Mighty Lancer Band Jamboree.” We are scheduled to perform at 9:15pm. We hope to see you there!!!

The HOT Band will be marching in the Homecoming Parade on Friday, October 10. The Alumni Association Music Society along with the School of Music and Herd of Thunder Marching Band will be hosting a Homecoming Cookout from 4:30 to 6:30 on the South Lawn of the Music Building (3755 USF Holly Drive W, Tampa, FL 33620) followed by the Homecoming Parade at 7pm. The event is free. If you are a USF School of Music Alumni and would like to attend the cookout, please RSVP so that we can plan on your attendance. Click Here to RSVP! The deadline to RSVP is October 8.

On Aug. 29, 2014 members of the Herd of Thunder Marching Band here at the University of South Florida participated in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge after accepting the challenge from the Marching Chiefs at Florida State University. The HOT band, with the help of our University chapters of ΚΚΨ, ΦΜΑ, ΣΑΙ, ΤΒΣ, and NAfME, raised $1000.00 to be donated to ALS research. Here is a link to our Ice Bucket Challenge Video. Enjoy!

HOT Band camp will be here before you know it. In just a couple of weeks the Herd of Thunder Marching Band will be back together.

It is going to be another record breaking year. We are expecting the largest turnout in the Herd of Thunder’s history for the first day and “First Year Member” auditions are going to play an important part in how the band shapes up.

If you are planning on auditioning as a new member, by now you should have contacted us through our Prospective Member Form. If you have not done so, please do so now. The information you provide allows us to prepare for you to be here. It will also give us an outlet to get in touch with you to make sure that you have everything that you need for a successful audition.

To all of our returning members, we look forward to seeing you back for another season!

Everyone, please take a look at the Marching Band Handbook before you arrive for the season. Information for just about everything that you need to know for the season is available in it.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Jason Bombaugh in the HOT Office for assistance.

Parade Schedule

8:00 – Get Instruments/Equipment at USF
*Note – all brass instruments are currently disassembled for the summer. If you have your own, I recommend you use it. I do not care about them being silver. If you need one of ours, that’s completely fine. Just get here in time to put it together. Bring some valve oil/slide grease

8:45 – Depart for parade via BullRunner. We only have one bus so it is going to make a couple of trips. If you would rather meet us there you can, but you’ll have to walk back to your car after the parade. I recommend going on the BullRunner

10:00 – Parade Begins

12:00 (approx.) – Parade ends. BullRunner will make a couple of trips back to campus.

Anybody who marched this year is eligible to perform. Also, since you have a vested interest in the continued success of the band, anybody who marched this year will also be allowed to vote for the candidates.

We have four candidates auditioning for two spots. Your votes will determine the 2014 HOT Drum Majors.

This is a free event if your family/friends would like to attend.

We will collect all HOT instruments at the end of the game (except Show Band).